How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?

[OneWithWood]

So I cut the tree down.

I took great pains to cover up because I was cutting the vines at shoulder height as well as down low so I could have good access to the tree.  Yep, covered up everything real good - except for that top button on my collar.  Cut up the tree into manageable lengths and hauled the bits into the woods with the FEL.  I put them where I don't think I need to disturb them for a few years.  Hopefully it all rots.
When I finished I rinsed all the tools, saw, and tractor down with clean cold water.  I went in, stripped all my cloths off, put the clothes in the wash and took a shower.
The next morning my neck and forearms were covered with a nice itchy rash 
I guess I picked it up on the forearms when I was loading the washing machine.  Linnea was very happy I took it upon myself to launder those clothes 

I have been taking twice daily showers using Tecnu ivy wash.  I can just about sleep through the night now.  I trust by Memorial day the itching will have stopped and I can shave my neck again. 

Tonight I will dose the stumps with Garlon 4.

[beenthere]

Ouch
I'm itching just thinking about you.
Have been bucking and splitting ash that a few had PI vines on them, but so far this year (knock on wood) have avoided the dreaded "rash" and blisters (and ITCH).

(scratching smiley here)

[Cedarman]

The woods across most of Indiana is full of PI.  Adding a bunch of cut vines isn't going to increase the problem.  I have cut many big cedars with thick PI vines.  Chips flying over my arms and on my clothes.  Once in a great while I will get a small rash.  But as a kid, my fingers would swell up so bad I couldn't bend them.  I am much more afraid of tick bites than PI.

OWW, next time you have a bad one, give me a call.  You buy the beer and after cutting the tree, we'll drink the beer.

[DanG]

I feel for ya OWW!  I've had the rash 3 times this year already, but it isn't nearly as bad as it was when I was a kid.  A couple of times I had it so bad my eyes were swollen shut.  I think you must build up a resistance over time.  I have no idea where I contacted it this year, but it must have been from smoke in the air, as I've been very careful.  It could have been from mowing, however.

 I never use the chainsaw to cut it from a tree.  Always use an axe or machete, so you don't spray it all over yourself.

[tim1234]

How long is the Urishol oil active......there were reports that traces of the oil were found on artifacts in egyptian tombs to discourage grave robbers.  You know the curse of the mummy and all.  If you stole something and brokeout in a rash you would think you were being haunted   Tests were done on the oil and it was found to be active.  Once the vine rots the oil will eventually wash away into the soil, but I would not assume any dead PI plant will ever become safe to handle.

OWW....I swear by Zanfel.  Other products may be out there now like some of the Tecnu products, but Zanfel was the only product that would break the chemical bond of the oil with the skin.  You wash with cold water and the zanfel has scrubbies like a facial wash.  You scrub the area, rinse in cold water, repeat if necessary.  The itch stops immediately and the site will start to heal.  Great stuff and it can be found in many drug stores now or at Zanfel.com.   Hope you are feeling better soon.

Tim

[Banjo picker]

  I think you must build up a resistance over time. 

I think you may be on to something there Dang, because as a kid I got it very bad once.  My cousin and I used it to decorate a club house of sorts.  Got it everywhere.  Now I don't seem to break out at all.  I was in it all last week cutting with the saw and dragging out logs and didn't get any.  My son Bobby , he wasn't so lucky.   Tim

[ellmoe]

  I get severe reactions to poison ivy. Cortisone shot = instant relief. For mild cases the cortisone creams (1 %) will offer some comfort.

Mark